Self-love sees to it that the person who flatters us is nev… - François de La Rochefoucauld

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Self-love sees to it that the person who flatters us is never our greatest flatterer

François de La Rochefoucauld

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About François de La Rochefoucauld

François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld, le Prince de Marcillac (September 15 1613 – March 17 1680) was a noted French author of maxims and memoirs, as well as an example of the accomplished 17th-century nobleman.

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Alternative Names: François VI, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac • François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld • François, duc de La Rochefoucauld

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L'envie est plus irréconciliable que la haine.

We have as much right to complain about those who teach us to know ourselves as that Athenian madman who complained about the doctor for having cured him of thinking he was rich

Too great a hurry to be discharged of an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.

Self-love sees to it that the person who flatters us is never our greatest flatterer - François de La Rochefoucauld

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